Mumbai waterlogged after heavy rain, Priyanka Chaturvedi says, “Thank you, BMC. No’ | News Today

As the southwest monsoon made landfall in Mumbai on Tuesday, Shiv Sena (UBT) former MP Priyanka Chaturvedi hit out at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) after heavy rainfall led to waterlogging in several parts of the city.

Sharing the video on X, Chaturvedi wrote, “Mumbai is ready for rains like every year. Thank you myBMC. No.” The video showed heavy rain leading to waterlogging.

Mumbai experiences waterlogging a day after the monsoon makes landfall

In another post, she shared another video from Andheri metro and wrote, “First heavy rains in Mumbai. This is Andheri Subway. Needless to say, Mumbai is blessed with a sarkar with three engines. No.” The video showed a car driving through water near a flooded underpass. According to a report by NDTV Profit, the Andheri Metro was later closed due to severe waterlogging following heavy rains across the city.

In the video, a BMC official, Rhitik, said the authorities were unable to come up with a temporary fix for the ongoing flooding at the site. “Our officers are still standing here to ensure that no vehicles pass this way. But some rickshaw pullers are still trying to get their vehicles,” he said. He further noted that a rickshaw got stuck in the middle of the subway, which endangered the life of the driver. “Two of our officers helped get him out,” the official said.

Another BMC official, identified as Robert, said the civic body was trying to prevent vehicles from entering the flooded underpass. He said: “We’re doing everything we can to make sure no vehicles get into the underpass. We’re trying to protect as many people as possible.”

Apart from Andheri, waterlogging was also reported in several areas including Dadar Railway Station, Dadar’s Swaminarayan Mandir area, King’s Circle, Milan Metro, Vasai-Virar, Nalasopara, Malad East-West Metro, APMC Vegetable Market and parts of Navi Mumbai.

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The onset of monsoon floods Mumbai

On Wednesday, Mumbai residents woke up to an overnight heavy downpour that affected suburban train services, flooded low-lying areas and caused hardship for commuters, news agency PTI reported.

The report, quoting officials, added that parts of the metropolis received over 200 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 8 am today.

The southwest monsoon reached Mumbai on Tuesday, 13 days after its usual onset date, bringing widespread rainfall across the city and suburbs and providing massive relief from the sweltering heat.

Affected services, commuting

Overnight rain also led to waterlogging in several low-lying areas of the city on Wednesday morning, affecting road traffic and the daily commute of thousands of residents. Citing civic officials, it said water logging was reported in Andheri, Hindmata and King’s Circle metro areas during the early hours of the morning, affecting vehicular movement and causing traffic jams on key roads.

In addition, commuter rail services were affected as rainwater collected on the tracks at several locations; although officials noted that the water level remained below the danger mark for suspending train operations.

Some commuters also complained about delayed services with overcrowded local trains during the morning rush hours, especially on the Central Railway corridors. Several commuters also faced delays and overcrowding at stations as some train services were disrupted following the incident.

Officials said the heavy rainfall also disrupted Central Railway’s Trans-Harbour services between Thane and Vashi/Panvel in neighboring Navi Mumbai after excessive water flow caused the tracks to cave in between Turbhe and Koparkhairane stations.

At 4 am on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for Mumbai and Palghar for the next three hours, warning of thunderstorms, lightning, heavy to very heavy rainfall and wind speed of 40-60 kmph. At 7 am, the alert was downgraded to orange for the next three hours with moderate to heavy rain forecast for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Palghar and Sindhudurg districts.